Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-24

CT another address at the Baptist
Church tonight.
| Fountain Alder, of North Chris.
tian, was thrown from his wagon
near the rock bridge and had his
shoulder dislocated. 1t was put in
place by Drs. Fuqua aud Dennis.
Mr.. Louis Rausch, Travelling Pas.
senger Agent, of the Frisco Line, and
Miss Emma Renecke, of ST. Louis,
were married at StLouis Wednesday
afternoon. Tho couple will take a
bridal tour.
Mr.. G. w, Smithson's dwelling,
near Beverly, caught fire last Tues
day, during his absence but his wife
succeeded in putting out the fire be-
fore much damage was done and his
loss is slight.
Tho Cuisine Club will hold its first
reception at Mr.. S. c. MERGERS this
evening. A large number of invita-
lions have been issued and the affair
is expected to be the most elegant OF
the season.
The ladies of the Ninth st. Presby-
terian church are arranging novel
entertainment for Dec. 8, 0 and 10.
1t will be-a Japanese Bazaar, with q
supper each evening, the proceeds to
60 towards securing parsonage for
the church.
The floor of Christians drug store
was set on fire a few nights ago by a
lighted cigar stump's being thrown
into the sawdust of the wooden spit:
toon. The fire was extinguished
before any harm was done.
Tho school house at Bennettstown
caught fire from the Aue Monday and
was burned down in few minutes.
The loss IL about $500. Mr.. Ben Nc
Gee In his efforts to extinguish the
flames had his right hand badly cut.
Mr.. James Reeds dwelling, sltuat-
ed four miles north of Ceruloan
Springs, was burned last Monday
night, dnring the absence of the fam
lily. The loss is $1,000. There was
insurance to the amount Of $1,000
on the building.
Chas. Brame, young man from the
Lafayette neighborhood, reports tina,
he had a horse stolen from George
lot, on Virginia street,
this city, Monday night. The ami
NAL was valued ats50 or $50. No
clue TO the thief has yet been found.
Walter Gilliland and Clarence Il.
Kennedy, two very clever Hopkins
vile boys, who have been merchan-
dising at cambridge for the last year
or two, have arranged TO return to
the city aud open up grocery at the
corner of Ninth and Clay streets,
near the depot.
Tho Houser Oriental Museum
Company gave four exhibitions
this week. A lecture on phrenology
is one of tho features of the entertain
ment. A different lecture was de-
liyered each evening by Prof. Houser,
who gave complete satlafaction TO all
who heard him.
Trains arc now running to Prince
ton over the l., A. & L. road. Two
trains day, leaving Clarksville about
Z q. nj. and 3 p. m, and leaving
Princeton about the same time, are
run. The time table viii be arranged
in day or two.-Tobacco Leaf.
w. e. Graves, deputy city tax col
loctor, has collected all of the colored
polls excepting lS6 since June l4th,
making record hard to beat. He
has also collected tho bulk of the
white polls, including some OF the
hardest turnips to get blood out Of
J.J. McCafferty, who advertised
ponies for sale, had his sale Tuesday
and disposed of rs head for the hand
some aggregate of $l,l705O. The
highest price paid was $3.50 and the
lowest $50. One mule colt was sold at
$40. The sales were allspot cash and
bidding was very lively.
A colored man name Robert Wright
fell from a moving hand car on the
l., A. " 4. r. r. at Ceruleau Springs
KY, last Friday, and falling in front
of the car, the wheels ran over ono
foot, crushing It SO badly that ampu-
talion was necessary. DIR. Beau
mont was carried out and attended
.him.-Tobacco Leaf.
The following white couples have
been licensed TO wed since the 18th
inst: